Duan Ling'er sat in front of the Hehuan mirror, looking at Ruyi in the mirror and braiding herself.

It has been more than half a month since the battle of Shuangqiao Temple.

In the past half a month, Duan Ling'er has been so busy that she has barely slept a full night-she has been tense every day, which can be said to force her brain to be excited, and now she is still slightly blue and black under her eyes.

No one expected that Duan Ling'er would move the operator and the old bustard of the Qinglou Teaching Workshop in Fangze Alley, and Gui Fuzhuang would host this year's Oiran Competition.

At first, no one thought that no one would be optimistic about the "Stepping on the Blue and Flowers" competition, which was unexpectedly lively and novel, contrary to the previous standard selection.

Gui Fu Zhuang alone earned enough silver taels to bet on Duan Tianya.

Among these profits, there are the rewards of the guests, the calligraphy and paintings of the literati, and the benefits of the major Qin Lou Chu Pavilion in Fangze Alley to Gui Fu Zhuang, and the capital spent on running around these days is deducted, and the profit figure on the final account book is far more than 1,200 taels of silver.

Duan Ling'er's unexpected battle was not beautiful.

On the other hand, Xie Ci was quickly promoted from the third class to the first class because of his meritorious service in rescuing the abducted girl.

Duan Ling'er slept well, rubbing her temples at this time, thinking about this series of things.

I designed a thank you speech to Liu Yiyi to borrow soldiers.

The guards of Liufu arrived at the Shuangqiao Temple, and soon after fighting with the kidnappers, they found that Liu Yiyi was not there, and quickly turned around and evacuated, and rescued the unconscious Liu Yiyi on the way.

Before the kidnappers who were captured were interrogated, Qi Qi bit the poison hidden in his mouth and died.

The number of rescued girls is far lower than the number lost in recent years, and the traces of those girls who have not been found have become a mystery with the suicide of the kidnappers.

Afterwards, the yamen posted notices looking for a few men who helped save people, but they had no clue.

And the gang that Xie Ci has always suspected of abducting and selling girls is extinct here in Yangzhou, and the clues are also broken here.

"Girl, since it was the people from Liufu who helped, why didn't they come out to receive the reward?" Ruyi put the white jade distraction on the top of Duan Ling'er's hair, her face full of confusion.

Not only did the people of Liufu not come to receive the reward, it is said that Mrs. Liu also ordered his granddaughter Liu Yiyi to be sent back to the capital, and from the first day of returning to the capital, he spent a month behind closed doors.

Liu Yiyi couldn't have imagined that she was designed by Duan Ling'er.

"Lord Liu is naturally going to be furious."

Duan Ling'er smiled slightly at Ruyi: "Then Lord Liu would rather order the news to be blocked and let the people below keep silent, and he would not admit this 'good thing'." ”

"Why is that?"

Duan Ling'er tucked a pale cyan handkerchief in the cuffs, and the blue jade fish-shaped bracelet on her wrist naturally showed her head: "Now that the prince and the prince are sick and don't go out, in fact, they are far away in Yangzhou, and the people accompanying them are all masters, what will happen if the news is known to the one above?" ”

Ruyi suddenly realized, and immediately frowned: "No one came to claim the reward, and Gongzi Xie insisted on not only being rewarded by the yamen, insisting that it was not his own work to save the girl." ”

"He wasn't alone, and you helped, didn't you?" Duan Ling'er smiled softly and took the comb from Ruyi's hand.

Although Ruyi was knocked unconscious with a stick soon after fighting with the kidnappers, she, as a slave of Duanfu, stepped forward and rescued the girl, which has spread all over the streets and alleys of Yangzhou.

The family of the lost daughter regarded the thank-you speech and Ruyi as life-saving benefactors, and many people went to the yamen to be willing to ask the government to reward Ruyi and relieve Ruyi's slavery.

Duan Ling'er put down the peach wood comb and took Ruyi's hand:

"Now that your deed of sale has been invalidated and burned, the government has also given you a reward of silver, and you have been relieved of your slavery, Ruyi, you are no longer a slave of the Duan Mansion half a month ago. You didn't have to do such a thing as serving me to comb my hair. ”

"But the girl ......"

Duan Ling'er stood up and took out a set of newly made underskirts and thin shirts from the box: "Now that your identity is different, you don't have to wear this slave's clothes anymore, if you want to go home, Duan Mansion will never stop you." ”

Ruyi shook her head.

She was really reluctant to leave Duan Ling'er.

Ruyi's father and mother died when she was young, and her aunt raised her for two years and sold her. Ruyi went around several houses, white-eyed, and beating and scolding were commonplace.

Only after meeting the masters of Duanfu Jiufang, Ruyi suddenly felt respected and needed.

It turns out that life can be so warm.

Ruyi gradually regarded Jiufang as his home in his heart.

Coupled with her observation these days, although these people in the ninth room need money, they have always taken it in a good way;

Although he earned money, he was quite able to strictly abide by his family style.

Duan Yu and Duan Ling'er have no bad temper of rich children, and they have never been tempted by scoundrels in the market, let alone have the habit of eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling.

It is a blessing for her to be able to live with such people.

So Ruyi shook her head firmly again.

Duan Ling'er sighed: "If you want to find a livelihood, staying in Guifuzhuang is better than being in this Yangzhou Duan Mansion and suffering from the white eyes of the sixth aunt and a group of mothers-in-law all day long!" Why should you suffer with me! ”

Ruyi's eyes were very sincere: "Girl, good clothes and good food are far less than the good hearts of the people around you." Now my former home is no longer my home, and these days, I have decided that the place where there are girls is my home. Ruyi is willing to continue to follow the girl...... Besides, combing my hair and serving tea, I'm used to doing things that don't get in the way. ”

Duan Ling'er saw that what she said was true, and the same words had been repeated many times in the past half a month, she knew that Ruyi's mind was irreversible.

Duan Ling'er put on the clothes for Ruyi: "The identity of a person is an important thing, you have finally escaped from the slave status, this slave maid can no longer wear clothes, and you can no longer do the work of serving people." Besides, where there is me, it is home, silly Ruyi, will you not marry in the future, and you will always be a family with me? ”

When Ruyi heard this, his face turned red and he lowered his head in shame.

Duan Ling'er sneered: "If you really want to stay with me, why don't you say that because of your good kung fu, live here to keep me and my mother safe!" Every month I give you is a reward, and I am no longer a servant's silver. ”

Ruyi's eyes were wet, and he nodded vigorously.

After getting dressed, Duan Ling'er went to Shen's house, waited for Duan Yu to finish his morning reading, and went to the main hall to greet Duan Tianya.

In the main hall, Xiao Su stood with a gloomy face, her second brother was still in prison, and Duan Tianya did not let go of his intentions.

The eldest lady's eyes were deeper, since Duan Ling'er handed over the 1,200 taels of silver tickets to Duan Tianya yesterday, she knew that the reputation of this mansion, from now on, there would definitely be the words "Duan Ling'er".

The eldest lady is such a smart person, she doesn't want her son to fight in this inner house, and she suddenly has a hunch that this matter in Yangzhou Duanfu should be just the beginning.

Therefore, ten days ago, he asked his two sons to return to the capital early Duan Mansion to prepare for the Beijing test, and even went back with Duan Xiang, leaving the eldest girl Duan Lan, because she had a headache and brain fever for three days, and did not return to Beijing first.

For the rest, there is still a Duan Xiao.

At this time, Xiao lowered his head to cloth tea, and was very docile and bowed.

Duan Tianya's face was as usual, and he motioned for the three people in the ninth room to sit down.

Others are a little unusual.

Except for Lao Sanduancheng, the rest of the people had bad faces.

The rest of the rooms silently reweighed the strength of the ninth room and the threat to themselves in their hearts.

As soon as these nine houses were sold, they revitalized the originally dead Heishui Village into a Guifu Village, added land and property, and were smart enough to rely on water to develop the anchovy business.

And raised a group of embroidery girls, recently Yangzhou house girls rushed to transmit a beautiful purse, it turned out to be from the hands of the Fuzhuang.

Even in a hopeless situation, with an unexpected Oiran competition, the situation was turned around, and the house was earned.

The second aunt stared at Duan Ling'er.

What is the fate of this Ling'er?

A concubine shouted to show her face to do business, and the lord agreed to this ridiculous request, and she actually played this hand extremely beautifully!

He also took in a large number of loyal slaves, and by the way, threw the original steward into prison.

And what about the more bizarre?

Her personal slave was still rewarded by the yamen, and it became a good story in the streets and alleys of the people!

This set of combination punches not only opened the door to business for Jiufang, but also raised the reputation of Duan Mansion to a higher level.

Nowadays, everyone knows that there is a seventh young master and a ninth girl in Yangzhou Duanfu, these two people are honest and enthusiastic, and they will never tolerate traitors. Be the master of the tenants and have a benevolent heart.

Such a master, and the slaves and maids brought out are also chivalrous and brave people.

From this point of view, the family style of Duanfu is good, and the matter of returning to Zhuang Su to manage it proves that it is not Yangzhou Duanfu that is rotten, but Yangzhou Sufu!

Such words spread from the street to the end, and recently, as soon as Xiao Su went out, he could hear the ridicule coming from all directions.

Xiao Su originally loved to associate with other squire's wives, but now those wives are closed to her.

Xiao Su snorted angrily, better snobbish, bastard!

The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, the more undisciplined she became, and she only hated the presence of the old lady, otherwise she would have attacked Jiufang a long time ago and unloaded Duan Ling'er's two arms.

Xiao Su stared at Jiufang viciously at this time, and said quietly: "Jiufang has confidence, and when he earns money, he floats up, and even the slave and maid standing next to Sister Ling can dress like a girl." ”

Duan Lan put the teacup on the small table in his hand, and said sarcastically: "Sixth aunt, who made you unlucky, the raised Xiao'er is a responsible girl, and she doesn't have the ability of Xiao Jiu!" I heard from outsiders that Xiao Jiu personally took people to visit the Qinglou Teaching Workshop one by one, and persuaded a group of bustards to do an Oiran competition in Guifuzhuang. Just this kind of big girl's behavior of breaking into the kiln, who else did it but her? ”

Duan Ling'er glanced at Duan Lan lightly: "Innocent people, what they do is also green and white, our Zhuangzi only provided the venue for the competition, and did not do those pickled dirty things, as a businessman, he was innocent, neither violated the law nor embarrassed the Duan Mansion, why was he so embarrassed when he came to the eldest sister?" ”

smiled at Xiao Su again, and the tone was delicate and soft for the first time: "Sixth aunt, Ruyi is no longer the slave of Duanfu, she is a good citizen who is personally announced and rewarded by the yamen, and is guaranteed by the people." Because of her good work, I invited her to stay in our house temporarily, so now she is a guest. Why do guests wear anything, and do they have to put their beaks on the aunt's side? ”